Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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60/100
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Thousands of people have rallied in the Spanish capital to protest the government’s policy on irregular migration and its handling of a recent migrant influx into the North African enclave of Ceuta.
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Thousands → rally → Ceuta
Saturday’s protest in Madrid was organised by right-wing civil society group Sociedad Civil Espanola and backed by the mainstream conservative People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox.
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protest → organise → Party
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According to the government, 20,000 people attended, while protest organisers put the turnout at 180,000.
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organisers → blame → 180,000
At the end of July, more than 70,000 migrants stormed into the autonomous Spanish city of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco, before most of them were returned.
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most → storm → them
However, thousands remain stranded.
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thousands → strand → ?
Demonstrators accused Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his government of failing to protect the borders of Ceuta.
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Demonstrators → accuse → Ceuta
They are calling for an early election to be held by mid-November, with Vox demanding Sanchez be tried for treason.
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Sanchez → call → treason
PP’s secretary-general Miguel Tellado said there was a “widespread feeling that the government has not acted responsibly; there has been a dereliction of duty, extreme negligence”.
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government → say → duty
“Spanish society has to take to the streets to ask the government to defend our territorial integrity,” he added.
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he → have → integrity
The July 30 and 31 surge of people into Ceuta led to unprecedented scenes and the deaths of dozens of migrants.
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surge → lead → migrants
Sanchez said on Tuesday that Moroccan border control failed to adequately handle the incident and that an investigation was still under way, adding that Rabat had been asked for answers.
The Spanish government estimates that between 6,000 and 10,000 stranded migrants remain in Ceuta.
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migrants → say → Ceuta
Vox leader Santiago Abascal is demanding that everyone who arrived in late July be deported to their country of origin.
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who → demand → origin
Abascal said Ceuta remained “invaded because Sanchez continues to be Morocco’s servant”.
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Sanchez → say → ?
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Saturday that the government is planning to approve a decree on Tuesday to accelerate the return of migrants from Ceuta to Morocco.
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government → report → Morocco
That demonstration was held in late May before the incident in Ceuta and attracted 40,000 protesters, according to the government.
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demonstration → hold → government